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How Virtualization is Impacting Server Management
Posted by Jeff H. on May 15, 2010
Virtualization, cloud computing and SaaS is changing how we compute, how we think about IT services, and how we manage these services. Virtualization provides some great benefits, such as rapid deployment and better resource utilization, but the technology also raises some new server management concerns. Here are a few items that have popped up on my radar as we continue to virtualize our infrastructure.
5 Costly Mistakes in Outsourcing Server Management
Posted by Jeff H. on May 04, 2010
If you ever catch me at a conference, let’s get a beer and I will share some server management horror stories. I’ve seen system administrators hijack domains while demanding payment, delete data, hack sites and worse. Fortunately, you can avoid these problems by not making some common mistakes.
End of Life for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Posted by Juli Z on May 03, 2010
Today, Red Hat announced the 6-month notification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3's end-of-life. The regular life-cycle for RHEL 3 will end October 31, 2010.
Unusual Network Outage Strikes ThePlanet
Posted by Jeff H. on May 03, 2010
Today, 100's of servers are offline due to a network issue at ThePlanet, a major dedicated hosting company delivering more than 40,000 servers.
Free Webinar: Best Linux Server Backup Practices
Posted by rackAID on April 23, 2010
Want to learn how to avoid data loss? Join rackAID's Jeff Huckaby and R1Soft on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT to learn how to prevent disasters with R1Soft's CDP technology.
Email and Web Security as a Service
Posted by rackAID on April 23, 2010
While it may seem contradictory, it’s possible for something to be both easy and difficult. Take business communication. While it has increased in swiftness and ease with online access and delivery, the same access is making it difficult to control overall communication integrity.
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